King Olav’s Gift Tiara [getty
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Louise received this tiara as an 18th birthday present from her
grandfather, King Olav, in 1989. This delicate tiara features
diamonds and pearls in an ‘ears of wheat’-style setting that sits
upon a fine band. This is the only tiara that…
The Norwegian Royal Family has revealed
its plans for the summer. A spokesperson for the Royal Court told
the state run Norwegian TV channel, NRK, that the family will spend
their holidays in Norway because of the coronavirus pandemic. King
Harald and Queen Sonja will be at…
Queen Sonja of Norway is currently on a
private voyage along the Norwegian coast. She is travelling on
board the royal yacht “KS Norge” and is accompanied by good
friends. The king is not on the journey as he has constitutional
duties in the capital. Deputy…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway opened Oslo’s newest and largest public library on Thursday.
The day of the opening was not random as Crown Prince Haakon opened
the library exactly 87 years after his great-grandfather King
Haakon VII opened the old main library in Oslo. His Royal Highness
was welcomed to the library by Oslo’s Mayor and a number of
Norway’s…
Maud Angelica Behn, daughter of Princess
Martha Louise and Ari Behn is also the granddaughter of King Harald
and Queen Sonja. She impressed many with her moving speech at her
father’s funeral in January this year. Ari Behn took his own life
on Christmas Day 2019. For…
Norway has won a non permanent seat on
the UN Security Council. The country’s politicians are delighted
and have shown their gratitude to Crown Prince Haakon who has been
a high profile supporter of the country’s campaign for a place on
this prestigious…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has opened
a brand new exhibition house on climate and climate change in Oslo.
The exhibition house is owned and operated in co-operation between
the University of Oslo and Oslo Natural History Museum. The formal
opening was accomplished by the Crown Prince sowing a seed bag in a
flower pot. This will later be planted out and become part of the
display outside the…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has
revealed some new hobbies she’s taken up since the coronavirus
pandemic took hold. The Norwegian Crown Princess did so in two
posts on her Instagram. On Sunday, the Crown Princess revealed her
first new pastime. In the form…
King Harald of Norway is back at work at
the Royal Palace in Oslo. He has given an audience in honour to
this year’s recipients of the awards handed out by the Royal Guard.
The two awards “The Royal Guards watch” and “Brigadier Leif
Schanche’s…
The ceremonial aspect of the Norwegian
Royal Guard has been dissolved and will remain so until the autumn.
This was announced this week by the Royal Norwegian Army. The drill
and music squad will cancel its operations because of the
coronavirus. Lieutenant Colonel and Head of Communications in the
Army, Per Espen Strande, confirmed this in a statement: “These are
many well-trained soldiers…
